Re: Thoughts on Horizons: Empire of Istaria?

On 2005-11-29, Josh Mayfield <ultibloo-usenet3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I got sort of bored with WoW recently, Oblivion was pushed back til
> March, and Gothic II Gold's on my Christmas wish list, so I was looking
> for something new a couple weeks ago. I decided to try out the 14-day
> trial for Horizons: Empire of Istaria. (Actually, it's not so much a
> trial as a full on subscription with the first 14 days free.)

It's an abortion. The company that made the game completely
dropped the ball. The 3d engine is crap and as you mentioned
performs piss poor.

The combat is unbalanced and extremely easy. I played at launch
and people were amazed that we never needed to group ever. I met
some players from AC2 whom I had played with and we were just
amazed at how unbalanced the game as.

> I honestly don't understand how the game
> manages to stay afloat with so few players.

I think I read that they went bankrupt. No clue how they are
staying afloat. I would steer clear.

If you want to try something different and laid back City of
Villains might be up your ally. No crafting or loot though. Just
constant instancing and costume design.

.

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